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January 2006

January 31, 2006

links for 2006-01-31 Together for the Gospel The T4G Blog is an ongoing public conversation between Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C.J. Mahaney, and Albert Mohler. It just has to be on your reading list right now! (tags: blog cool gospel) Mark Dever (tags: adrianw interview gospel)

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January 31, 2006

links for 2006-01-31 Together for the Gospel The T4G Blog is an ongoing public conversation between Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C.J. Mahaney, and Albert Mohler. It just has to be on your reading list right now! (tags: blog cool gospel) Mark Dever (tags: adrianw interview gospel)

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Christian meditation and a chance to review your favorite podcasts

January 31, 2006

I have recently discovered the HTB podcast and was listening to Nicky Gumbel. He said of Christian meditation "if you know how to worry you know how to meditate".  I quite like the idea of meditation as "worrying" about a verse from the bible.  We are very good at ruminating, and instead of trying to empty [...]

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Adrian Interviews Mark Dever

January 30, 2006

UPDATEIn January 2008, the following post was identified as the 21st all-time most popular post with readers of this blog. The 22nd most-read post was my interview with Dr. Albert Mohler, radio host and theologian. Mark Dever is a great man of God, and was very much the initiator of the set of relationships now [...]

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Help requested with a few minor tweaks

January 29, 2006

I am allowing the new design to bed in, and would value opinions about what you like and dont like about it. In particular, which of the items on the side bar do you tend to click on, and which dont you? Are there any side bar items you would like to see go, or [...]

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Prayer works when life is good

January 29, 2006

This morning I preached at Jubilee, and the audio is now available to download. I spoke about the distractions that life going well can bring us, and how to counteract this. God was merciful and many responded to ask God to help us to strengthen our prayer lives. Two also responded to the call to [...]

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On church membership

January 29, 2006

Mark Dever wrote: “Church membership either turns you into a servant, or proves to you that you’re not one.” There is a wealth of wisdom in that quote, and I suspect a wealth of experience behind it! I would love to know what you my loyal readers make of it.

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Encouragement as I prepare to preach

January 28, 2006

Imagine my surprise to read the following post over at Miscelanies on the Gospel . To be honest it was just what I needed tonight. It is probably a bit over the top, but I need to remember that it is as wrong for me to be sitting here doubting that God has made me [...]

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Blogging- a source of real life relationships including marriage?

January 28, 2006

A while back, I wrote a post entitled Online Dating – is blogging the answer? Well two bloggers who go by the nicknames, Black Calvinist and Meeky have recently announced that they have begun a real life courtship having met in Pyromaniacs comment section. Friendship, discipleship, romance might all start as you blog or comment! [...]

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January 27, 2006

links for 2006-01-27 Mark Dever & others sermons Mark has almost 600 sermons from his church online. He is a master of the art of preaching in an expositional and engaging way. These sermons just cry out to be listened to (tags: sermon web cool bible textual)

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Listening to Mark Dever on humility about the future

January 27, 2006

As I cannot listen to Mark this weekend, I am listening right now to his sermon entitled “Faith and the Future” from 1996. I found this sermon by downloading a list of almost 600 sermons in a word document and searching it using my wordprocessor. The passage is James 4:13-5:11 which I intend to cover [...]

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No, no, no! How can they axe the West Wing?

January 26, 2006

I thought I would browse for some news about the death of  the actor who plays Leo, when shock of shocks I discovered that my American cousins are axing my favorite series .  There will only be one more series for me to sit glued in front of time after time!  How can it be!  Why do they always [...]

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Getting my priorities straightened out

January 25, 2006

DOH! Every now and then a situation comes along which tests you to see if you mean what you say. So, can you imagine my horror when I realised that in all the excitement about being able to drive and hear Mark Dever preach this sunday it dawned on me – I had a prior [...]

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Mark Dever preaching near London THIS sunday!

January 25, 2006

The Together for the gospel guys are fast becoming heroes of mine both individually and as a group. Regular readers may remember I gave “Deliberate Chruch” a positive review last year. Imagine my joy to realise that Mark Dever is preaching around three quarters of an hoursdrive from my house this Sunday! I intend to [...]

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Pyromaniac RIP long live team pyro?

January 25, 2006

Being a singleton blogger is hard work.  The heat can really get to you after a while.  So, whilst you could say that the pyromaniac brought som  of it on himself, I do feel sorry for him in his blogsaustion.  His blog really was too successful in too short a time for anyone to deal [...]

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You spoke, CJ listened and a new group blog was born

January 24, 2006

You, the great blog-reading public demanded it – CJ had to listen!  Being the humble and wise man that he is, he knew that even better than a blog of his own would be a GROUP blog.  And what a group! Mark Dever, CJ Mahaney, Lig Duncan, and Al Mohler are now blogging at Together for [...]

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Prayer works when life is tough

January 23, 2006

My sermon on sunday was on prayer (which will be no surprise to my regular readers!) I focussed in on how prayer changes us and the vital importance of believing in and experiencing a present God. The audio is available at http://jubilee-church.org/sermons/2006/01/prayer-works-when-life-is-tough.htm Here are the notes I preached from Four groups of people here this [...]

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A Muslim nation?

January 21, 2006

In 21st century Britain, at least one half-filled classroom told a story recently.  My friend, who arrived at the end of the day to pick up her son couldnt understand where all the children were.  When the teacher explained that it was Eid, my friend realised afresh that the UK is currently well on the way to becomming a [...]

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January 18, 2006

links for 2006-01-18 Gary Peil- Review of Sam Storms’ Convergence Gary reviews this book much more favourably than Tim Challies did. If anyone knows the marketeer, I would love to review a copy myself….. (tags: book review charismatic reformed)

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Piper on how prayer brings Gods victory

January 18, 2006

Piper is at it again! I know this is in danger of becomming a Piper fanblog at the moment, but please bear with me whilst I work this latest phase out. The thing is, I found this sermon of Pipers from this month on prayer which is my other major blogging theme at the moment. [...]

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